Muddle the Mixture
Instant
Counter target instant or sorcery spell.
Transmute 
(, Discard this card: Search your library for a card with the same mana value as this card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle. Transmute only as a sorcery.)
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Ravnica Remastered
- Price
- $2.74
- EDHREC rank
- #663
Muddle the Mixture is a two-mana counterspell that doubles as a tutor for any two-mana artifact or instant — the transmute clause is the real reason to run it. In Francisco, Fowl Marauder // Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator builds, it slots in as both protection and a line-finder, which is the combination that earns a card its slot.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Francisco, Fowl Marauder // Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator
Francisco, Fowl Marauder // Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator runs Muddle the Mixture primarily to transmute for key two-mana combo pieces that assemble the treasure-and-drain engine, with the counterspell mode acting as a free bonus in a blue shell.
Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar // Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator
Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar // Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator uses Muddle the Mixture to fetch the specific two-mana enablers that keep Malcolm triggering — the transmute tutors into the exact piece the combo needs while protecting the board state on the way there.
Okaun, Eye of Chaos // Zndrsplt, Eye of Wisdom
Okaun, Eye of Chaos // Zndrsplt, Eye of Wisdom is a combo deck that lives and dies by assembling its coin-flip payoffs, and Muddle the Mixture transmutes directly into two-mana pieces like Frenetic Efreet that make the engine go infinite.
Tivit, Seller of Secrets
Tivit, Seller of Secrets is a vote-manipulation combo deck that needs Thoracle or other two-mana win conditions on demand, and Muddle the Mixture is one of the cleanest ways to find them while leaving counterspell mana open.
Yusri, Fortune's Flame
Yusri, Fortune's Flame decks reach for Muddle the Mixture as a flexible answer that can find two-mana coin-flip payoffs or protect Yusri from removal at instant speed — both modes are live in most games.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Muddle the Mixture punches well above its mana cost because the transmute clause turns dead counterspell draws into live tutors — any two-mana instant, artifact, or combo piece is suddenly one activation away. In Legacy and Vintage, the counterspell mode faces stiff competition from Force of Will and Daze, so it mostly appears in dedicated transmute packages hunting specific two-mana targets rather than as a generic answer. Pauper is where Muddle the Mixture has historically been most contested as a counterspell, since the format's card quality is lower and two mana is a real investment, but the tutor upside still makes it a staple in combo shells. It's not legal in Pioneer or Standard, so the relevant question is almost always Commander, where the dual function justifies the slot in any blue deck whose win condition costs two mana.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$2.74 cheap tier
At $2.74, Muddle the Mixture sits at the low end of the cheap tier for a card that does two distinct things well. That price is stable — it's been widely printed and isn't chasing a spike, so what you see is what you'll pay.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Francisco, Fowl Marauder // Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator
- Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar // Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator
- Okaun, Eye of Chaos // Zndrsplt, Eye of Wisdom
- Tivit, Seller of Secrets
- Yusri, Fortune's Flame
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.